Review Article
Neurobiology of Common Sleep Disorders
Zhao Liu*, Abdullah Tolaymat and Sreenivas K Avula
Published: 14 August, 2018 | Volume 2 - Issue 2 | Pages: 039-046
Sleep disorders in human are common and detrimental to general health of all age groups. While the neurobiological mechanisms of sleep disorders are not yet fully understood, recent advances in research on the sleep-wake regulation mechanism, genetic and epigenetic factors, cognitive, emotional and physiological changes related to sleep have shed light on the mechanistic basis of sleep disorders. Over the past two decades, studies in Drosophila have yielded new insights into basic questions regarding sleep function and regulation. More recently, powerful genetic approaches in the fly have been applied toward studying primary human sleep disorders and other disorders associated with dysregulated sleep. In this review, we discussed recent advances in neurobiology of sleep-wave cycle and common sleep disorders. Understanding these mechanisms are important in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of these common disorders.
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DOI: 10.29328/journal.jnnd.1001013
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Keywords:
Sleep disorder; Insomnia; Hypersomnia; Parasomnia; Circadian Rhythms; Sleep-related movement disorders; Narcolepsy; Circadian rhythm disorder; Drosophilae; Fruit fly; Circadian gene period
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